Flag It First

Got a strange text, call or email? Flag It First helps you spot UK scams early and know exactly what to do next.

Every week: one clear video on a scam doing the rounds in the UK, from parcel-fee texts to fake bank calls, plus the free phone and browser settings that help stop the next one.

Every claim is checked against official sources, and the sources are linked under each video. Plain English, no scaremongering.

Quick help:
• Scam text? Forward it free to 7726.
• Unexpected call from your "bank"? Hang up and call 159.
• Shared card details? Contact your bank straight away, then report it to Report Fraud at reportfraud.police.uk (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). In Scotland, call Police Scotland on 101.

Every setting is tested on a real phone before it goes in a video.

Independent channel, not affiliated with any bank, courier, government body or the police. General information, not legal or financial advice.